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Barque Minerva


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
18 September 1840

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, D. deHarde, Master of the Barque Minerva of Bremen, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list subscribed with my name, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a first and true account or report of all passengers who have been taken aboard the said Bark at Bremen or any other foreign port or at sea and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from the said port of Bremen.
Sworn to this 18 Sep 1840 David deHarde
Before me W Frick
List of Passengers on board of the Bremen Barque Minerva, D deHarde Capt. bound for Baltimore.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Occupation, Last Dwelling Place.
    
  1* Benjm Rofinberg        24    N?? Schmidt   Neidman  
  2  Nath Jonah             22    Weaver        Gensfeld 
  3  Mendel Jonah           22    Tailor        Gensfeld 
  4  Joseph Wolff           24    Farmer        Steinach 
  5  Lemhin Strauss         23    Baker         Steinach 
  6  Jacob Goldberg         22    Farmer        Steinach 
  7* Sussman Prossmas       23    Wigs???       Neustat
  8* J?th M?????            23    ???           ?amme??burg
  9* Jeth Katz              21    ???           Bastheim
 10* Profa Engels           21    ???           Unselben
 11  Joh Joseph Schreiber   40    Joiner        Hochron
 12  Waldburgar Amberger    37    Lady          Heart
 13  Johann Amberger        12    Her Son       Heart    
 14  Anton Amberger         11    Her Son       Heart
 15* Sebastian H??heim      32    Farmer        Beiherheim
 16* Mar Clara H??heim      35    His Wife      Beiherheim
 17* Georg H??heim           7    His Son       Beiherheim
 18* Leonhard H??heim        3    His Son       Beiherheim
 19* Sebastian H??heim        3mo His Son       Beiherheim
 20  Andreas Bibelmann      22    Farmer        Beiherheim
 21  Ann Bahr               28    Brewer        Cuhnbach
 22  Anton Linhard          19    Saddler       Cuhnbach            
 23* Joh George Gries       22    Farmer        A??inberg
 24  Joh George Hassaner    21    Smith         Cuhnbach
 25  Joh William Hirsch     26    Weaver        Cuhnbach
 26  Joh Michael Sandler    23    Baker         Cuhnbach
 27  Phillipp Schmidt       36    Farmer        Amoinau
 28  Herm Fischbach         38    Farmer        Friesbach
 29  Egidius Bruhl          40    Widow         Binomkopf
 30  Elise Motler           22    Lady          Binomkopf
 31  Heinz Corssen          39    Carpenter     Afterbunte
 32  Wilh Nicholas          60    Weaver        Ehelhausen
 33  Anna Gertrude Nicholas 12    Daughter      Ehelhausen
 34* Manfred Schmidt        45    Farmer        Am????? 
 35* Margareth Schmidt      46    His Wife      Am?????
 36* Phillipp Schmidt       15    His Son       Am?????
 37* Hinrich Schmidt        12    His Son       Am?????
 38* Herman Schmidt          9    His Son       Am?????
 39* Heinrich Schmidt        6    His Son       Am?????
 40* Weigand Schmidt       Inf    His Son       Am?????
 41  Christ Rutz            23    Baker         Hamburg
 42* ????? ?????            ??    ?????         ??????
 43  Hein Nauman            22    Farmer        Buchmas
 44  Joh Wilh Bachman       37    Shoemaker     Jurntzburg
 45  Henriette Bachman      36    Wife          Jurntzburg
 46  Louise Bachman          4    Daughter      Jurntzburg
 47  August Bachman          2    Son           Jurntzburg
 48  Fred Ludwig Gauetter   19    Cooper        Ridenkopf
 49  Hein Sievers           23    Wheeler       Klien Beter
 50  Ferd Pieper            23    Farmer        Gollersen
 51  Wilh Pieper            18    Farmer        Gollersen
 52  Christoph Reefe        48    Farmer        Gollersen
 53  Charlotte Reefe        47    Wife          Gollersen
 54  Fried Reefe            19    Son           Gollersen
 55  Heinrich Reefe         16    Son           Gollersen
 56  Wilhelmine Reefe       14    Daughter      Gollersen
 57  Caroline Reefe          9    Daughter      Gollersen
 58* Ferdin Straub          30    Cooper        ??oll
 59* Margt Straub           26    Wife          ??oll
 60* Ferdinand Straub        6    Son           ??oll
 61* Mathew Straub           2    Son           ??oll
 62* Frieder Straub          1y6m Son           ??oll
 63  Elisab Cath Konecht    19    Lady          ??oll
 64  Johanas Jackel         26    Joiner        Homburg
 65  Maria Jackel           26    Wife          Homburg
 66  Johanna Jackel          3    Daughter      Homburg
 67  Catherina Jackel        1y6m Daughter      Homburg
 68  Anna Elisabeth Jackel  23    Sister        Homburg
 69  Elisah Bottger         35                  Homburg
 70  Catherina Bottger      20    Daughter      Homburg
 71  Heinz Vogel            21    Farmer        Cassel
 72  Joh Ferd Wissek        29    Joiner        Munster
 73  Maria Winkels          36    ______        Senden
 74  Franz Winkels           8    Son           Senden
 75  Maria Winkels           4    Daughter      Senden
 76  Franz Jos Jugchder     38    Carpenter     Konigheim
 77  Leonhard Jugchder      25    Coacher       Konigheim
 78  Trekla Muller          25    Lady          Konigheim
 79* Gottlieb Kraft         59    Farmer        ?????
 80* Agathe Kraft           62    Wife          ?????
 81* Joh Nepoch Kraft       34    Brewer        ?????
 82* Elosyah Kraft          26    Tailor        ?????
 83* Maria Anna Siable      57    Lady          ?????
 84* Mathias Siable         23    Miller        ?????
 85* Cath Nierengard        25    Lady          ?????
 86  Petronella Bochon      38    Lady          Neussra
 87  Myles Bertram          11    Son           Neussra
 88  Wolfgang Bertram        9    Son           Neussra
 89  Amanda Bertram          7    Daughter      Neussra
 90  Anselm Bertram          2    Son           Neussra
 91  Wilh Wendt             40    Butcher       Thuringhausen
 92  Dorothea Wendt         39    Wife          Thuringhausen
 93  August Wendt           15    Son           Thuringhausen
 94  Hanne Wendt            10    Daughter      Thuringhausen
 95  Heinrich Wendt          4y6m Son           Thuringhausen
 96* Franz Wolf             23    Joiner        ?????
 97* ????? Richters         24    Lady          Hausen 
 98  Maria Richters          2    Daughter      Hausen
 99  Moritz Priester        32    Mason         Sterzinger
100  Wendeler Seible        46    Farmer        Lielsinger
101  Joseph Koch            25    Grinder       Benlingen
102  Mathew Koch            17    Locksmith     Benlingen
103  Engelbertha Koch       27    Sister        Benlingen
104  Tomas Pfister           5    Her Son       Benlingen
105  Hennebald Koch          4    Her Daughter  Benlingen
106  Anna Maria Koch         2    Her Daughter  Benlingen
107  Julian Koch            14    Servant       Benlingen
108  Menika Koch            21    Servant       Benlingen
109  Amatia Koch              9mo Her Daughter  Benlingen
110  John Bapt Heinman      64    Farmer        Benlingen
111  Jacob Heinman          23    Grinder       Benlingen
112  Therese Heinman        39    Lady          Benlingen
113  Pauline Heinman        17    Her Daughter  Benlingen
114  Ursela Heinman         11    Her Daughter  Benlingen 
115  Franziiska Heinman     28    Servant       Benlingen
116  Maria Anna Heinman     36    Lady          Benlingen
117  Theodor Heinman         7    Her Son       Benlingen
118  Josepha Heinman        27    Her Daughter  Benlingen
119  Joseph Heinman          6    Her Son       Benlingen
120  Caroline Heinman        4    Her Daughter  Benlingen
121  Johann Heinman          2    Her Son       Benlingen
122  Gertrude Heinman         9mo Her Daughter  Benlingen
123  Conrad Heinman         31    Farmer        Benlingen
124  Marg Hobner            36    Lady          Lohnbach
125  Wilh Hobner             5    Her Son       Lohnbach         

    
Transcriber's Notes: 
    
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the quality of the 
     original document.
Handwriting on this document is bad so Last Names & Place Names are very difficult to read.

  1     Occupation ?? Shown as N?? Schmidt Some kind of Smith  
  7     Occupation ??
  8     First & Last Names, Occupation, Last Dwelling Place ??
  9     Occupation ??
 10     Occupation ??
 15-19  Last Name ??
 23     Last Name ??
 34-40  Last Dwelling Place ??
 42     Everything unreadable ??
 58-62  Last Dwelling Place ??
 79-85  Last Dwelling Place ?? 
 96     Last Dwelling Place ??
 97     First Name ?? 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 3.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 2004



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